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. 2012 Jul 26;18:2107–2113.

Table 2. Clinical findings of AS patients.

Clinical characteristics Patients (n=122; %)
HLAB27 positivity
91 (74.5)
Pain presence
99 (81.37)
Exercise habit
30 (24.5)
Smoking status
17 (13.7)
Bamboo spine
24 (20)
Dorsal kyphosis
25 (20.6)
Peripheral involvement
73 (59.75)
Hip involvement
45 (37.25)
Cervical involvement
18 (14.7)
Sacroiliac joint involvement
10 (7.8)
Extraarticular involvement
23 (18.60)
Cardiac involvement
5 (3.9)
Ocular involvement
18 (14.7)
Familial history
22 (17.64)
Syndesmophtes
31 (25.5)
Oral aphthae
26 (21.56)
  86 (70.58)